Dm 5-string bass chord

How to play Dm on 5-string bass

The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the B string at the 3rd fret and your middle finger on the D string at the 3rd fret. Let the A string ring open. Don’t play the E and G strings.

From the B string 3 x 0 3 x (x: not played, 0: open)

What notes are in Dm?

Dm, D minor, is D, F and A: the root (D), the minor third (F) and the perfect fifth (A). Its formula is 1 ♭3 5.

What is the difference between Dm and D?

One note. Dm has the minor third, F; D raises it a half step to F♯.

Can I play Dm7 instead of Dm?

Usually, yes. Dm7 adds C to the three notes of Dm, which softens it without changing what it does in a song.

What is the relative major of Dm?

F: it has the same notes as the key of D minor, and its chord shares two of the three notes of Dm.

Keys with Dm

Dm is the ii chord in C major, the vi chord in F major, the iii chord in B♭ major, the i chord in D minor, the v chord in G minor and the iv chord in A minor.